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Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire , [Late 1300s]
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Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking . [Early 1500s]
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Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome , or I earned next to nothing last year . [Second half of 1600s]
Example Sentences
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Barely touching 5 feet 10, he looks tiny next to giant countryman Shohei Ohtani, with whom he’ll always be compared because they joined the Dodgers at the same time with equally historic contracts.
From Los Angeles Times
Employed only as a pitcher, he seems boring next to the goose-bump-inducing Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times
Quiet and contemplative, he seems dry next to the charming Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times
Standing next to Bass, Raman looked into the camera and praised the mayor’s work on homelessness, saying she was “honored” to have her support.
From Los Angeles Times
From there, police believe they overcame several security systems and made their way into an archive room next to the vault, in the bank's basement.
From BBC
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